Factories Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Factories Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 120 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Factories Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Factories Act
- S. 1This Act may be cited as the Factories Act. Short title
- S. 2D efinition of "factory"
- S. 3(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
- S. 4A pplication of Act
- S. 5The Commissioner may delegate to any other public officer in writing and Delegation of powers
- S. 6A ppointment of inspectors
- S. 7P owers of inspectors
- S. 8D uty to assist inspector
- S. 9(1) No person shall obstruct an inspector in the execution of his duties under this Obstructing inspector
- S. 10(1) No inspector shall, save in the performance of his duty, publish or disclose Inspectors not to
- S. 11The Commissioner shall maintain a register of factories, in which he shall Register of factories
- S. 12(1) Every person who on the commencement of this Act occupies a factory shall Registration of existing
- S. 13(1) No person shall occupy or use as a factory any premises which were not so Registration of new
- S. 14N otification of change in registered particulars
- S. 15D rawings of factories
- S. 16E stablishment of Appeals Board
- S. 17A ppeals to Board
- S. 18P owers of Board
- S. 19(1) Every factory shall be kept in a clean state, and free from effluvia arising Cleanliness
- S. 20O vercrowding
- S. 21Effective and suitable provision shall be made, by natural or artificial means, General ventilation
- S. 22L ighting
- S. 23Sufficient and suitable sanitary conveniences for the persons employed in the Sanitary conveniences
- S. 24E nforcement of provisions of section 23 by local authority
- S. 25D uty of inspector as to sanitary defects remediable by local authority
- S. 26(1) Where it appears to the Minister- Medical supervision
- S. 27(1) Every flywheel directly connected to any prime mover and every moving part Prime movers
- S. 28(1) Every part of any transmission machinery shall be securely fenced unless it Transmission
- S. 29O ther machinery
- S. 30P rovisions as to unfenced machinery
- S. 31All fencing and other safeguards provided in pursuance of the foregoing Construction and
- S. 32(1) Every prime mover and other machine, being a machine intended to be Construction and
- S. 33(1) Every fixed vessel, structure, sump or pit of which the edge is less than one Vessels containing
- S. 34(1) No traversing part of any self-acting machine and no material carried Self-acting machines
- S. 35No person shall be employed at any machine or in any process, being a Training and
- S. 36F loors, steps, stairs, passages and gangways
- S. 37S afe means of access and safe place of employment
- S. 38P recautions in places where dangerous fumes are liable to be present
- S. 39P recautions with respect to explosive or inflammable dust, gas, vapour or
- S. 40(1) In every factory there shall be provided and maintained appropriate means Prevention and
- S. 41M eans of escape and warning in case of fire
- S. 42(1) There shall be tested and examined at least once in every period of three Testing and
- S. 43F ire drills
- S. 44R egulations for means of escape
- S. 45R egulations for fire prevention
- S. 46Where it appears to the Minister that, in view of the number and nature of Regulations for special
- S. 47H oists and lifts
- S. 48(1) The following additional requirements shall apply to hoists and lifts used for Hoists and lifts used
- S. 49T eagle openings and similar doorways
- S. 50H oists and lifts: supplementary provisions and exceptions
- S. 51C hains, ropes and lifting tackle
- S. 52C ranes and other lifting machines
- S. 53A register, containing the prescribed particulars, shall be kept in respect of all Register of chains,
- S. 54S team boilers: attachments and construction
- S. 55S team boilers: maintenance, examination and use
- S. 56S team boilers: restriction on entry
- S. 57S team receivers and steam containers
- S. 58(1) Every air receiver- Air receivers
- S. 59N otification before use of steam or air receivers
- S. 60N otification of proposed modifications to pressure parts
- S. 61The Commissioner may by certificate except from any of the provisions of this Exceptions as to
- S. 62I nterpretation of terms in Part VIII
- S. 63D rinking water
- S. 64W ashing facilities
- S. 65A ccommodation for clothing and change rooms
- S. 66F acilities for sitting
- S. 67F irst-aid
- S. 68(1) Where it appears to the Minister that, owing to the conditions and Welfare regulations
- S. 69(1) In every factory in which, in connection with any process carried on, there is Removal of and
- S. 70M eals in certain dangerous trades
- S. 71(1) Where in any factory persons are subject to excessive exposure to any Protective clothing,
- S. 72L ifting excessive weights
- S. 73P ower of inspector to require certificate of fitness for work
- S. 74P ower to make regulations for safety and health
- S. 75P ower to take samples
- S. 76(1) Where an accident in a factory- Notice of accidents
- S. 77The provisions of section seventy-six requiring notice of an accident occurring Notification of
- S. 78(1) Written notice of every case of any disease specified in the Second Industrial diseases
- S. 79The Minister may by regulations- Regulations extending
- S. 80T enement factories
- S. 81P arts of buildings let off as separate factories
- S. 82B uilding operations and works of engineering construction
- S. 83M ines
- S. 84P ower to extend application of provisions of Act
- S. 85P osting of abstract of Act, regulations and notices
- S. 86G eneral register
- S. 87P eriodical return of persons employed
- S. 88P reservation of registers and records
- S. 89(1) No person employed in a factory shall wilfully interfere with or misuse any Duties of persons
- S. 90Save as otherwise expressly provided in any written law, the occupier of a Prohibition of
- S. 91O ffences
- S. 92G eneral penalty
- S. 93(1) Where an act or default for which any person is liable under this Act is in Penalty on person
- S. 94(1) A person charged with an offence under the provisions of this Act shall be Person primarily liable
- S. 95P roceedings against persons not primarily liable
- S. 96Where in a factory the owner or hirer of a machine or implement moved by Owner of machine
- S. 97P rosecution of offences
- S. 98(1) If a person is found in a factory at any time at which work is going on or the Special provisions as
- S. 99P ower of court to order cause of contravention to be remedied
- S. 100S ervice, etc., of documents
- S. 101If, by reason of an agreement between the owner and the occupier of Power of High Court to
- S. 102P ower of High Court to apportion expenses
- S. 103P ower of Chief Inspector of Factories in relation to dangerous or defective
- S. 104P enalties
- S. 105The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations- Regulations
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IIADMINISTRATION
- S. IIIREGISTRATION OF FACTORIES
- S. IVAPPEALS
- S. IXWELFARE: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- S. VHEALTH: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- S. VISAFETY: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- S. VIISAFETY: LIFTING MACHINERY
- S. VIIISAFETY: STEAM BOILERS, ETC.
- S. XHEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE: SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND REGULATIONS
- S. XINOTIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS, DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES AND INDUSTRIAL DISEASES
- S. XIISPECIAL APPLICATIONS AND EXTENSIONS
- S. XIIIMISCELLANEOUS
- S. XIVOFFENCES, PENALTIES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- S. XVGENERAL